bujía

[buˈxia]

/[buˈxia]/ noun

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The verdict

“bujía” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #59,832 among 24,339 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#59,832
frequency rank, Spanish
24,339
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Pieza de los motores a combustión de ciclo Otto que proporciona la chispa que encenderá el combustible, dando lugar al tercer tiempo del ciclo.

Key facts for bujía
PropertyValue
Headwordbujía
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[buˈxia]
Letters5
Frequency rank#59,832
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “bujía” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). bujía lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

bujía is uncommon Spanish at frequency #59,832 among 24,339 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [buˈxia]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for bujía, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is bujía, spelled B-U-J-Í-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pieza de los motores a combustión de ciclo Otto que proporciona la chispa que encenderá el combustible, dando lugar al tercer tiempo del ciclo.
  2. 2
    Pieza de materia grasa enrollada en torno a una mecha o pábilo, cuya lenta combustión proporciona luz.
  3. 3
    Utensilio empleado para transportar una bujía₂.

Synonyms

candelaciriohachavelapalmatoria

This word in other languages

spark plug(English)bougie(Français)Kerze(Deutsch)vela(Português)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "bujía"?
"bujía" is spelled B-U-J-Í-A. The IPA pronunciation is [buˈxia].
What does "bujía" mean?
As a noun, "bujía" means: Pieza de los motores a combustión de ciclo Otto que proporciona la chispa que encenderá el combustible, dando lugar al tercer tiempo del ciclo.
How do you pronounce "bujía"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bujía" is [buˈxia]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bujía" come from?
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Using “bujía”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is B-U-J-Í-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [buˈxia] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words

Other uncommon Spanish words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list